Aerial Attack Study (Nose-quarter Attack)

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The Underside Attack -- The Best Type of Attack against a Non-Maneuvering Target with AIM-9B

Nose-quarter Attack

A nose-quarter attack is ineffective for the following two reasons:

1. We cannot launch the Aim-9B missile from this position, because of the missile’s IR limitations.
2. In a gun attack from a nose-quarter position, we can avoid the defensive-fire coverage of a given bomber. However, in this type attack, the rate of closure becomes so high that an attacker cannot deliver an effective burst and avoid a collision with a target. For these two reasons, we will not consider this attack further.

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The Underside Attack -- The Best Type of Attack against a Non-Maneuvering Target with AIM-9B